Trinidad

Trinidad
Native name:
Iëre • Kairi (Arawakan languages)
Nickname: Land of the Hummingbird
Map of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
Location of Trinidad in the Lesser Antilles
Geography
LocationEastern Caribbean
Coordinates10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°W / 10.5; -61.3
Area4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi)
Highest elevation940 m (3080 ft)
Highest pointEl Cerro del Aripo
Administration
IslandTrinidad
Regions14
Capital cityPort of Spain
Largest settlementChaguanas (pop. 83,516)
PresidentChristine Kangaloo
Prime MinisterKamla Persad-Bissessar
Demographics
DemonymTrinidadian
Trini (colloquial)
Population1,267,145 (2011)
Pop. density266/km2 (689/sq mi)
LanguagesEnglish
Trinidadian Creole
CurrencyTrinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
ReligionsChristianity, Hinduism, Islam, Orisha (Shango), Rastafari, Bahá'í, Sikhism, Irreligion, others[1]
Ethnic groups
  • 37% Indo–Trinidadians
  • 31.8% Afro-Trinidadians
  • 23.5% Mixed
    • 7.8% Dougla
  • 1.3% Others[a]
  • 6.4% Not stated
Additional information
Time zone
  • AST (UTC −4) (Trinidad does not observe DST)
Postal code10xxxx – 87xxxx[2]

Trinidad[b] is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean. With an area of 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth-largest in the Caribbean.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.


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